AIM Act

Improved Law Enforcement Capabilities: By striking various provisos and repealing certain prohibitions, the bill aims to remove obstacles for law enforcement officers to enforce gun safety laws (Section 2, Section 3, and Section 4).

Enhanced Data Access: The bill eliminates a prohibition on using firearms trace data to draw broad conclusions about firearms-related crime (Section 2).

Expanded Records Accessibility: The bill eliminates a prohibition on processing Freedom of Information Act requests regarding arson, explosives incidents, or firearm traces (Section 6).

Easier Licensing: The bill eliminates prohibitions that could have been used to deny federal firearms licenses due to a lack of business activity (Section 8).

Increased Flexibility for Certain Imports: The bill eliminates prohibitions related to the importation of surplus military firearms and "curios or relics" (Section 7).

Modified Import Standards: The bill eliminates the prohibition on denying or failing to act on applications to import certain shotgun models based on whether they were suitable for sporting purposes (Section s 10).

Lowered Standards for License Revocation: The bill changes the standard for revoking a federal firearms license from a "willful" violation to a "knowing" violation (Section 12).

Modified Eligibility Standards: The bill similarly replaces the requirement of "willfully" with "knowingly" regarding the eligibility of federal firearms licensees (Section 14).

Restricted Evidence in Proceedings: The act amends the law to limit the ability of parties to rely on evidence not previously considered in certain proceedings (Section 13).